Lachinedoc 2

1956                                      Lachinedoc     2                    1975 (1981)

Steel twin-screw St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Newport Wales by Atlantic Ship Building Co., Hull 5
Launched Nov 11, 1955

259’ LOA, 252’3” LBP, 43’9” beam, 22’6” depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, 2 oil-fired diesel engines, 960 BHP

Enrolled at
251.6 x 43.9 x 20.9, 2193 GT, 1648 NT     Can 197721     to:
N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd., Fort William ON (home port Fort William ON)

Entered service May 1956

Sold 1975 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes

Renamed Emerald (United Arab Emirates) 1975

Lost in Arabian Gulf Nov 8, 1981

IMO 5201415

 

5605

 

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